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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Deering Works factory seen across the waterfront from Diversey Avenue. In the foreground is a street and sidewalk with the sign "horse vehicles keep to rig... |
| Date: | 11 16 1922 |
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| Description: | Tractor bearing signs reading "old no. 13; International Harvester Co.; sold in 1906 - used for 16 years still going strong... " and "see me at the Wheat S... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. After 1902, the factory became International Harvester's Mc... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Workers loading and unloading wood at the wood stock yard of the McCormick Reaper Works. Men are working on both sides of the Chicago River. Rail cars and ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Chicago River near International Harvester's McCormick Works (factory). A sailboat, water tower, railroad cars and many industrial buildings line the shore... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Buildings, a watertower, and smokestacks at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as "West Pullman Works." |
| Date: | 08 09 1929 |
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| Description: | Driver sitting in an International truck operated by the Mobiloil Company. Text on the side of the truck reads: "The World's Quality Oil." |
| Date: | 04 24 1941 |
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| Description: | View along railroad track of railroad cars loaded with crawler tractors (TracTracTors) at International Harvester's Tractor Works. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works factory, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. Men in the foreground are stacking piles of lumber. After 19... |
| Date: | 04 24 1941 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of rows of Farmall A and Farmall B tractors in the Chicago Tractor works loading yard. Original caption reads: "From: International ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of what appears to be the McCormick Reaper Works, with the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River in the foreground. Smokestacks, railroad... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across river towards the McCormick Works. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks near the factory buildings. Stacks of lumber are stacked in front of th... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over rooftops of the McCormick Works. Beyond the rooftops is a lumber yard. A river is in the background. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of a Daisy Reaper displayed on the cobblestones in front of a factory building. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Exterior view in winter of the McCormick Works Club House. The factory buildings are in the background. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of buildings at McCormick Works. On top of the building in the foreground is a large smokestack, and four water towers behind it on the top o... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across water towards McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground. Along the far shoreline are railroad cars on railroad tracks. Smok... |
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